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Heroin
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Drug Information 
 Created by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, this site provides information about the effects, use, and abuse of individual drugs, including cocaine, heroin, inhalants, marijuana, MDMA (ecstasy), methamphetamine, steroids, and others. It also includes statistics on illicit drug use in the United States. http://www.justice.gov/dea/concern/concern.htm Topics: Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, Mental Conditions Last updated Nov 1, 2009 Heroin: Abuse and Addiction
Answers to commonly asked questions about heroin from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/Heroin/Heroin.html Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type, Mental Conditions Last updated May 27, 2006 The Opium Kings: Adrian Cowell's 30-year Chronicle of Burma's Heroin Trade and the Rise and Fall of Warlord Khun Sa
Includes U.S. Drug Czars responding to the question How can we crack down on heroin? ; interviews with filmmaker Adrian Cowell, former U.S. Ambassador to Burma Burton Levin, and D.E.A. agent Donald Ferrarone; maps of Burma and major trade routes for heroin; charts detailing world opium production; information on how opium poppies are transformed into heroin and the effects of heroin on the brain; and a timeline of opium throughout history. From the PBS series, Frontline . http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/heroin/ Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated May 25, 2005 Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
"Includes more than 11,000 addiction treatment programs, including residential treatment centers, outpatient treatment programs, and hospital inpatient programs for drug addiction and alcoholism." Click on a state on the interactive map, then enter a city and zip code to find listings for treatment programs for "marijuana, cocaine, and heroin addiction, as well as drug and alcohol treatment programs for adolescents and adults." http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/ Topics: Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, Long-term Care, Medical Treatments & Devices, Mental Conditions Last updated Nov 17, 2004 |
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